variants or alky
slang
as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk became a successful professional despite his reputation as an alkie in college

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alcoholic
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  • Pete’s brother, a former hockey player who misses his glory days, is an alcoholic who cares for the family’s large mink farm.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
  • When Moynihan was 10, his father, an alcoholic, abandoned them to move to California.
    Augustine Sedgewick, Time, 13 June 2025
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“Alkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alkie. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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